Anambra State

Anambra unveils e-identity card to curb impersonation, ghost workers

Anambra unveils e-identity card to curb impersonation, ghost workers

Anambra State government has unveiled electronic identity cards for civil servants and other government employees to curb impersonation, ghost workers, and other ills in the system. The electronic identity card was on Friday unveiled by the Head of Service of the Anambra State government, Mrs. Theodora Igwegbe, at the Jerome Udorji State Secretariat in Awka, the state capital. Igwegbe while unveiling the identity card said it will strengthen the identity management of workers in the state by enabling the government and citizens to easily identify civil servants and all other government employees. She said: “This scheme can significantly enhance service…
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Anambra: Ovation as Peter Obi enters Soludo’s anniversary venue [Video]

Anambra: Ovation as Peter Obi enters Soludo’s anniversary venue [Video]

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi, stole the show on Saturday in Awka, capital of Anambra State. The former governor attended an event as part of the activities to mark Governor Charles Soludo’s first year in office. The town hall meeting attended by ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo and other dignitaries was held at the International Convention Center. Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, was making a speech but was interrupted by a loud noise after guests noticed Obi strolling in. The LP flagbearer made his way to a reserved seat at the front but got up…
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Gunmen attack Anambra military checkpoint, five killed

Gunmen attack Anambra military checkpoint, five killed

The police on Saturday said five people were killed in a clash between soldiers and some suspected gunmen in Isuofia community in the Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State. Our correspondent gathered that the gunmen attacked the military checkpoint located at the Afor-Uzo Junction in Isuofia on Saturday. Eyewitness account, however, noted that two soldiers and four of the gunmen were killed during the bloody encounter. Isuofia is the hometown of the state governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo. It was further gathered that the hoodlums gained access into the community through an entrance in Umuona community. An eyewitness said that the…
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Soludo announces arrest of Gunmen who attacked, killed Ifeanyi Ubah’s aides

Soludo announces arrest of Gunmen who attacked, killed Ifeanyi Ubah’s aides

Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has revealed that some of the gunmen who participated in an assassination attempt on Senator Ifeanyi Ubah have been arrested. Soludo revealed this on Friday when he visited Enugwu-Ukwu in Njikoka Local Government Area of the state, the same community where the attack happened about a month ago. Ubah had lost four security aides and two personal assistants during the attack, but he was able to escape in his bullet proof car. But during the burial of Pa Boniface Nwankwo, father of Hon. Dozie Nwankwo who represents Dunukofia, Njikoka, Anaocha federal constituency in the…
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Anambra: Catholic Priest, Fr. Joseph, kidnapped by Gunmen.

Anambra: Catholic Priest, Fr. Joseph, kidnapped by Gunmen.

A priest with the Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha, Rev. Fr. Joseph Igweagu, has been kidnapped by Gunmen in Anambra State. It was gathered that Igweagu, a parish priest in charge of St Joseph’s Parish, Abata Nsugbe, Anambra East Local Government Area of the state, has been missing since October 12. He was said to be abducted while returning after celebrating a Funeral Vigil Mass at Umunnachi in the Njikoka Local Government Area of the state. A statement by the Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha, made available to journalists on Tuesday, said the Archdiocese is doing everything possible to secure his freedom.…
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